Enamel Scarab Watch with Diamonds and Rubies

Fine gold, polychrome enamel and diamond scarab-form ring watch,…
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Fine gold, polychrome enamel and diamond scarab-form ring watch, circa 1920 manual winding movement, fully jewelled, scarab-form case, the hinged wings applied with polychrome enamel between partially decorated circular-cut diamond borders opening to reveal a watch, silvered dial with Arabic numerals, the enamelled head accented with collet-set circular-cut rubies, the back engraved in a foliate pattern, the movement wound by lifting the hinged right shoulder and turning it to the right, the hour set by pulling it delicately out, turning it to the right to move the hands and pushing it in again, mounted in 18ct gold, size P1/2. Provenance: Miss Dolores Olga Trelawny, later Baroness Rendlesham, married to Frederick Thellusson, 6th Baron Rendlesham lady Mary rose Williams, nee FitzRoy, scion of the Dukes of Grafton, by descent from the above private collection, Sydney, by descent from the above

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  • Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
  • Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
  • Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.

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